EP2840973A4 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MOBILE IMAGING - Google Patents

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MOBILE IMAGING

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EP2840973A4
EP2840973A4 EP13781181.6A EP13781181A EP2840973A4 EP 2840973 A4 EP2840973 A4 EP 2840973A4 EP 13781181 A EP13781181 A EP 13781181A EP 2840973 A4 EP2840973 A4 EP 2840973A4
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Terry L Ancar
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    • A61B6/48—Diagnostic techniques
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    • A61B6/587—Alignment of source unit to detector unit
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    • A61B6/588—Setting distance between source unit and detector unit
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03B—APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • G03B42/00—Obtaining records using waves other than optical waves; Visualisation of such records by using optical means
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